Max Martini (Maximilian Carlo Martini, born December 11, 1969, Woodstock, New York) is an American actor, writer, and director who holds citizenship in the United States, Canada, and Italy, and speaks Italian fluently. His father, a Roman-born sculptor with a PhD in Phenomenology, and his mother, Patricia Dunne Martini, a law enforcement officer and private investigator, raised him across the U.S., Canada, and Italy. His stepfather is actor-director Stuart Margolin, who married his mother in 1982. He earned a BFA in painting and sculpture from the School of Visual Arts in New York and trained at the Neighborhood Playhouse. He is best known for playing Corporal Fred Henderson in Saving Private Ryan (1998), Wiley in Level 9 (1999), First Sergeant Sid Wojo in The Great Raid (2005), and Master Sergeant Mack Gerhardt in the CBS series The Unit (2006–2009). He has been married to Kim Restell since November 25, 1997; they have two sons, Sean Carlo and Leo. His notable film credits include Contact (1997) (Jodie Foster, Matt Damon), Saving Private Ryan (1998) (Tom Hanks, Matt Damon), Level 9 (1999) (David Arquette, Chris Noth), The Great Raid (2005) (James Franco, Robert Patrick), Pacific Rim (2013) (Charlie Hunnam, Rinko Kikuchi), Captain Phillips (2013) (Tom Hanks, Barkhad Abdi), Sabotage (2014) (Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ben Foster), Fifty Shades of Grey (2015) (Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan), 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (2016) (John Krasinski, Michael Keaton), Live by Night (2016) (Ben Affleck, Chris Pine), The Tender Bar (2021) (Ben Affleck, Tilda Swinton), The Channel (2023) (Megan Fox, Johnathon Schaech), Hollywood Grit (2025) (Tyrese Gibson, Patrick Duffy), and Osiris (2025) (Linda Hamilton, Brianna Hildebrand). On television he has appeared in The Unit (2006–2009), Bosch: Legacy (2022–2023), Lioness (2023–2024) (Nicole Kidman, Morgan Freeman), and Blue Ridge: The Series (2024). He has upcoming roles in Flint (2026) and Bethesda (2026).
Geburtstag: 11.12.1969
Geburtsort: Kingston, New York, USA
